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Acer Liquid vs i-mate SP3

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

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Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

  • Weight

    SP3: 28.7 g lighter

    Liquid:
    135 g
    SP3:
    106.3 g
  • Width

    SP3: 16.3 mm narrower

    Liquid:
    62.5 mm
    SP3:
    46.2 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    SP3: 1.3 in smaller diagonal

    Liquid:
    3.5 in
    SP3:
    2.2 in
  • Chipset

    Liquid:
    Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon S1
    SP3:
    TI OMAP 730
  • Depth

    Liquid: 4.5 mm thinner

    Liquid:
    12.5 mm
    SP3:
    17 mm
  • Height

    SP3: 7.5 mm shorter

    Liquid:
    115 mm
    SP3:
    107.5 mm

Physical size

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

  1. 1. Liquid

    Height:
    115 mm +7.5 mm versus SP3
    Width:
    62.5 mm +16.3 mm versus SP3
    Depth:
    12.5 mm
  2. 2. SP3

    Height:
    107.5 mm
    Width:
    46.2 mm
    Depth:
    17 mm +4.5 mm versus Liquid

Weight

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. Liquid

    135 g

    +28.7 g versus SP3

  2. 2. SP3

    106.3 g

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

At least two phones need compatible screen dimensions for a drawing.

  1. 1. Liquid

    Screen diagonal:
    3.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    5:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    34.9 cm²
  2. 2. SP3

    SP3: Screen geometry unavailable or conflicting.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

Liquid: Original memory entry

256 MB RAM · 512 MB RAM - Liquid M2208 GB

SP3: Original memory entry

32 MB RAM · 64 MB ROM

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

1. Liquid

NFC:
See details Super AMOLED
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)

2. SP3

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details miniSD

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

Recorded battery capacity

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. Liquid

    1350 mAh

    +300 mAh versus SP3

  2. 2. SP3

    1050 mAh

Specifications

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1. Liquid2. SP3

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Liquid, SP3.
SpecificationLiquidSP3
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 115 Х 62.5 Х 12.5 mm
  • 107.5 Х 46.2 Х 17 mm
Weight
  • 135 g
  • 106.3 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 3.5" inch
  • 2.2" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 800 px
  • 176 x 220 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 256 MB RAM
  • 512 MB RAM - Liquid M2208 GB
  • 32 MB RAM
  • 64 MB ROM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • miniSD
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1350 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1050 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 1.6 (Donut)
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 2003 SE Smartphone
Chipset
  • Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon S1
  • TI OMAP 730
NFC
  • Super AMOLED
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for Liquid, SP3.
SpecificationLiquidSP3
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Unknown
Display colors
  • 256K
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 34.9 cm2
  • 15.2 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Unknown
Screen to body ratio
  • 48.5%
  • 30.7%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 267 PPI
  • 0 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Liquid, SP3.
SpecificationLiquidSP3
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Unknown
Video
  • 480p@20fps
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • Super AMOLED
Unknown
Performance
Performance — specifications for Liquid, SP3.
SpecificationLiquidSP3
Processor CPU
  • 768 MHz Scorpion
  • 200 MHz ARM926EJ-S
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 200
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Liquid, SP3.
SpecificationLiquidSP3
Release date
  • 2009
  • October
  • 2004
  • Q2
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Dark red
  • Cool metallic
  • Light Blue
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 90 EUR
Unknown
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 400 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 140 h Talking time- Up to 3 h 30 min
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Liquid, SP3.
SpecificationLiquidSP3
SIM card
  • Single SIM (Mini-SIM)Dual SIM (Mini-SIM/Micro-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2-3G - HSDPA 900 / 2100-4G - LTE
Unknown
Speed
  • HSPA 7.2/2 Mbps
Unknown
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Class 10
  • No
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • No
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • No
USB
  • miniUSB
  • Proprietary
Bluetooth
  • microUSB 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 1.1
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 1.11 W/kg (head) 0.35 W/kg (body)
Unknown
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Liquid, SP3.
SpecificationLiquidSP3
Radio
  • panorama
  • No
Others Unknown
  • 5-way navigation button -3-color LED indicator -Downloadable logos
Other features
Other features — specifications for Liquid, SP3.
SpecificationLiquidSP3
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity - MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player -MP4/WMV/H.264 player -Document viewer -Voice memo -Predictive text input
  • Infrared port - Microsoft ActiveSync -MP3/AAC player -Predictive text input - Produced by HTC. Functionally identical to Qtek 8010 and Orange SPV C500.